Education, creativity, and economic empowerment in Africa
By: Edited by Toyin Falola and Jamaine Abidogun
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781137438492
Subjects: Fundamental education; Cross-cultural studies; Education; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects; HISTORY / Africa / General; HISTORY / Social History; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Description: "On the African continent, education and the arts offer multiple, mutually clarifying lenses through which to examine and understand issues of poverty and empowerment. Much of the scholarly education literature tends to confine its focus to methodology and content in the classroom, and while it may include issues related to arts curricula, it has largely ignored their social role in economic empowerment.  At the same time, even social-scientific studies of the arts have overwhelmingly emphasized critique, heritage preservation, and cultural appreciation. As such, issues relating to arts and empowerment are more often addressed by political or civic organizations rather than scholars. Here, both are combined in a fascinating look at how these often overlooked elements promote social equality and cultivate personal agency across Africa's diverse political-economic landscapes"--

"On the African continent, education and the arts offer multiple, mutually clarifying lenses through which to examine and understand issues of poverty and empowerment. Much of the scholarly education literature tends to confine its focus to methodology and content in the classroom, and while it may include issues related to arts curricula, it has largely ignored their social role in economic empowerment. At the same time, even social-scientific studies of the arts have overwhelmingly emphasized critique, heritage preservation, and cultural appreciation. As such, issues relating to arts and empowerment are more often addressed by political or civic organizations rather than scholars. Here, both are combined in a fascinating look at how these often overlooked elements promote social equality and cultivate personal agency across Africa's diverse political-economic landscapes"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: PART I: EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT: ENFORCING RIGHTS AND BUILDING COMMUNITIES1. Advancing the Anti-Poverty Crusade through the Enforcement of the Fundamental Right to Education under Nigerian Law; Eteete Michael Adam2. Social-Economic Inequality and Progress towards Achieving Education for All by 2015 in Nigeria; Roselyn Jumai Musa and Nathaniel Umukoro3. Women and Poverty Eradication Efforts in Uganda: Why Is Ending Gendered Poverty Still Far-Fetched?; Sarah Hasaba4. Empowering the Poor in Nigeria through Adult and Community Education: Implications for Educational Policy Reform; Joshua Olusola Akande and Adeola Bosede Ogunrin5. Combating the Scourge of Poverty in Nigeria through Rural Community Education; Bolanle Clara Simeon-Fayomi and Joshua Olusola AkandePART II: LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND EMPOWERMENT6. Poverty, Endangered Languages, and Creoles: Two Case Studies from Southern Africa and the Greater Caribbean; Ann Albuyeh7. Poverty Eradication for Sustainable Growth in Africa: Insights from Ben Okri's In Arcadia; Ezinwanyi E. Adam8. Between the Sublime and the Subliminal: Economic Modernity, Desire and Political Fictions in Cameroon; Olivier J. TchouaffePART III: ART AND EMPOWERMENT9. Arts Management as a Strategy for Rapid Development of the Arts in Nigeria; Bojor Enamhe10. The Changing Images and Representations of Adire Technology in Nigerian Politics; Omotayo I. OwoeyePART IV: MUSIC AND EMPOWERMENT11. 'Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow': Fela's Prophetic Lyrics in the Light of 21st Century Realities; Albert Oikelome12. Deconstructing African Poverty against the Backdrop of a 'Rich' Musical Heritage; David Akombo13. From the Street to Stardom: The Socio-Economic Empowerment of Nigerian Youth through Music; Stephen O. Olusoji14. Popular Music as an Economic Tool for Nigerian Youth; Sunday O. Babalola.